Means for securing caskets in shipping boxes



J. R. BURKHARDT.

MEANS FOR SECUR APPLICAT ING C ION H ASKETS IN SHI G BOXES. LED N0v.21, I9

Patented Aug. 22.

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ZMETALLIC CASKET COMPANY, OF SPRINGFIELD, ZOHIO,

To'aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, 'JAooB. BURKHARDT, a citizen of "the UnitedJStates, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of. Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Securing Gaskets in Shipping Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for securing burial caskets, or structures of a similar nature, in shipping cases.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective fastening device which may be readily applied to a conventional type of burial casket for the purpose of se-- curely holding the same in a shipping case for transportation of such a nature as to obviate the necessity of drilling holes in the bottom of the casket, or otherwise altering the same, and also of such a nature as to present no protruding parts upon the casket bottom, when the casket is removed from the box.

In the accompanying drawings f I Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of a burial casket showing parts of my improved device applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the-under side of the casket bottom, showing one of the fastening members.

Fig. 3 is avertical section of a portion of v a shipping case and casket with one of my fastening devices. applied thereto.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the fastening members' Fig. 5 is a detail section showing a modification.

Referring to the drawing, 1 and 2 represent, respectively, a portion of a side and bottom of a wooden shipping case; 2 representing the bottom of a metallic casket and 3 a portion of one of the sides. In forming the bottom there is pressed therein a recess 4 near the marginal edges thereof, which in the present case is shown as a continuous groove, but which may be formed as a series of recesses. The walls of the groove or recess are preferably of concave form, as shown.

Secured in the groove 4 near each corner of the casket bottom, preferably by spotwelding, is a metallic plate, the respective ends of which are concavo-convex shape as indicated at 5, to conform to the contour of the bottom of the groove, and the central portion of which is offset as indicated at 6 so In CORPORATION or MEA S 0B. snoonr is easxeesm ssiri iamoxas,

. Specification of LettersPatent: "3;; Patented' Application filed 'lfl'oveniber 21, Strialffio. v i i i I I as to stand away fronr the bottom ofithe groove asshown in Fig. '3.- Thelcentral poi tion 6 is formed with a threaded openiagv, the metal of the plate being so punched and pressed as to provide a central boss 6" through which the opening extends. These plates are installed as permanent attac h ments and when the casket or other Structure is placed in the shipping box for transportation, bolts 8 are inserted through openings in the bottom of the box and threaded in the therein and having a bottom formed with a recess. a plate secured in said recess, said" plate havlng a threaded opemng to recelve a bolt extended through the bottom of said i box.

2. A structurehaving a bottom formed with a recess, and a plate secured in said recess having a threaded opening to receive a bolt for the purpose of securing said struc- I ture in a shipping box.- p

3. A structure having a bottom formed with a concave recess, and a plate having convex faces fitted to the walls of said recess and also having a central ofi'set portion having a threaded opening to receive a clamping member.

4E. The combination, with a shipping box, of a structure having a bottom formed with recessed portions, a plurality of plates fitted in said recesses, each platehavinga threaded opening, and bolts extending through the 1 box bottom and into said threaded openings to secure said structure in said box.

5. The combination, with a shipping box, of a structure havingv a metallic bottom formed with concave recessed portions, of a plurality of plates having convex faces fittedin said recessed portions, each plate having a. threaded opening. and bolts extending through the box bottom and threaded in said openings to clamp the structureto the box bottom. I 1

8. The combination, with a shipping box, of a structure having a bottom formed with a recess, and a plurality of devices located at different points about the bottom of said structure for securing said structurein said box, each of said devices comprising a pair of members, one of which is secured in said recess and the other of which projects through said box together with means for detachably securing said members together.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set may hand this 10th day of November 1921.

JACOB R. BURKHARDT. 

